NEW DELHI: Instant triple talaq, which allows Muslim men to leave their wives immediately by uttering "talaq" (divorce) thrice, has been barred for six months by the Supreme Court until parliament brings law. In a landmark verdict today, five senior…

NEW DELHI/BEIJING: Days after footage emerged of Indian and Chinese soldiers fighting at the border at Sikkim, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said that the confrontation will end soon. China offered no assurances, instead blaming India again for the altercation that…

NEW DELHI: McDonald's India has terminated the franchise agreement for 169 fast-food outlets in north and east India run by Connaught Plaza Restaurant Ltd (CPRL) and said the outlets cannot use its brand for any operations. CPRL is led by…

It was a clear day when Louis Tomososki's science teacher mentioned that a partial solar eclipse would be visible from their hometown of Portland, Ore., that afternoon. So after classes let out, Tomososki, then 16, found Roger Duvall, his friend…

NEW DELHI: A day before Amit Shah was meant to depart for Chennai, the BJP confirmed that its president's itinerary has been revised and that he will remain in Delhi because of "a greater need to have him in the…

CHENNAI: Actor Kamal Haasan has mocked the merger of Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK with a sardonic tweet, accusing the party's leaders of "fooling the people." "Gandhi cap, Saffron cap, Kashmir cap, now a clown cap on the head of Tamilians.…

PATNA: Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United is back in folds of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance or NDA after nearly four years of separation. A patch-up between the long-lost partners was announced at the party's national executive meeting this morning…

INDORE: In shocking CCTV footage that has been released from a gym in Indore, a man can be seen brutally assaulting a woman who was working out there. The reason: she apparently had complained about his behavior, according to news…

NEW DELHI: India is tightening the rules for businesses entering its power transmission sector and making stringent checks on both power and telecoms equipment for malware - moves that government and industry officials say aim to check China's advance into…

NEW DELHI: An executive at a five-star hotel in Delhi is seen pulling at an employee's saree and dragging her to him in an aggressive act of sexual harassment caught on CCTV camera. The shocking footage has been shared by…